The following is a list of compositions by Johannes Brahms, classified by genre and type of work.
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#TitleScoringDateNotes Orchestral works Symphonies Op. 68Symphony No. 1 in C minororchestra1854–76arr. for piano 4-hands 1877Op. 73Symphony No. 2 in D majororchestra1877arr. for piano 4-hands 1877; arr. for 2 pianos published 1891 (not by Brahms?)Op. 90Symphony No. 3 in F majororchestra1883arr. for piano 4-hands 1883; arr. for 2 pianos 1884Op. 98Symphony No. 4 in E minororchestra1884–85arr. for piano 4-hands 1886; arr. for 2 pianos 1887 Serenades Op. 11Serenade No. 1 in D majororchestra1857–58original version for wind/string octet 1857 (discarded), 2nd version for chamber nonet 1857 (lost); revised for chamber orchestra 1858 (lost);
revised and adapted for full orchestra 1858–59;
arr. for piano 4-hands 1859–60Op. 16Serenade No. 2 in A majororchestra1858–59original version for full orchestra 1858 (lost?), 2nd version for chamber orchestra (no violin/trumpet/trombone/percussion) 1859; revised 1875;
arr. for piano 4-hands 1875 Overtures Op. 80Academic Festival Overtureorchestra1880arr. for piano 4-hands 1880Op. 81Tragic Overtureorchestra1880arr. for piano 4-hands 1880 Other orchestral works Op. 56aVariations on a Theme by Haydn ("Saint Anthony Variations")orchestra1873orchestration of Op. 56bW. 1Ungarische Tänze ("Hungarian Dances")orchestra1873orchestration of Nos. 1, 3 and 10 of W. 1 Piano concertos Op. 15Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minorpiano, orchestra1854–58original version as Sonata for Two Pianos 1854 (Mvts 2 & 3 are Anh. 2a/2) (discarded), 2nd version as Symphony in D minor in 4 movements (4th mvt never written) 1854–55 (Mvts 2 & 3 are Anh. 2a/2) (discarded), final version (Piano Concerto) in 3 movements (only 1st mvt from previous versions, 2nd & 3rd mvts new) 1855–58; two piano version 1855–56; revised 1859; r. for piano 4-hands 1864Op. 83Piano Concerto No. 2 in B majorpiano, orchestra1878–814 mvts; middle two mvts (Scherzo & Andante) arr. from the discarded middle two mvts (Anh. 2a/1) of the original version of the Violin Concerto Op. 77; arr. for 2 pianos 1881; cello solo theme of 3rd mvt arr. 1886 as a song Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer Op. 105 No. 2 Other concertos Op. 77Violin Concerto in D majorviolin, orchestra1878original version in 4 mvts, final version in 3 mvts: the previous middle two mvts (Scherzo & Andante, Anh. 2a/1) were removed and replaced by a single Adagio; original version's two discarded middle mvts incorporated into Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 83; rr. for violin and piano 1878Op. 102Double Concerto in A minorviolin, cello, orchestra1887 Chamber works Sonatas Violin sonatas W. 2Scherzo in C minorviolin, piano1853written as the 3rd mvt of the F-A-E Sonata, the other 3 mvts written by Robert Schumann and Albert Dietrich; Brahms' Scherzo published 1927 (entire Sonata published 1935)Op. 78Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major ("Rain Sonata")violin, piano1878–79the main recurring (cyclic) theme of all 3 mvts is taken from the common theme of two songs: Regenlied ("Rain song") & Nachklang ("Echo") Op. 59 Nos. 3 & 4Op. 100Violin Sonata No. 2 in A majorviolin, piano1886themes from the songs Op. 63 No. 5, Op. 97 No. 5, Op. 105 Nos. 1, 2, and 4 are used throughout the sonataOp. 108Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minorviolin, piano1886–884 mvts Cello sonatas Op. 38Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minorcello, piano1862 & 65 I–III: 1862IV: 1865originally 4 mvts, the 2nd mvt Adagio (Anh. 2a/9) was discarded, leaving the 3rd mvt Minuet to become the 2nd mvt; 3 mvt version arr. for viola and piano 1887Op. 99Cello Sonata No. 2 in F majorcello, piano1886 Clarinet sonatas Op. 1202 Clarinet Sonatasclarinet, piano1894alternate version: clarinet part may be played by violin; arr. for viola and piano 1895 Piano and strings Piano trios A. 4/5Piano Trio in A majorpiano, violin, cello1853–55discovered 1924; authorship doubtful, attributed to Brahms as an early composition, possibly written by Albert Dietrich; published 1938Op. 8Piano Trio No. 1 in B major/minorpiano, violin, cello1854, 2nd version 1889;Brahms wrote several other Piano Trios prior to November 1854 (Anh. 2a/6) when this one was published, including likely another composed concurrent with this one, all destroyedOp. 87Piano Trio No. 2 in C majorpiano, violin, cello1880 & 82Brahms wrote another Piano Trio concurrent to this one, in E major (Anh. 2a/7); in 1880 he had completed the 1st mvt Allegros of each, but they were put aside until 1882, when the E major Trio was destroyed and this Trio's remaining 3 mvts were writtenOp. 101Piano Trio No. 3 in C minorpiano, violin, cello1886 Piano quartets Op. 25Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minorpiano, violin, viola, cello1856–61arr. for piano 4-hands 1870Op. 26Piano Quartet No. 2 in A majorpiano, violin, viola, cello1861arr. for piano 4-hands 1872Op. 60Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor ("Werther Quartet")piano, violin, viola, cello1856–75 Piano quintets Op. 34Piano Quintet in F minorpiano, 2 violins, viola, cello1864original version as String Quintet for 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos written 1862 (destroyed later), 2nd version as Sonata for Two Pianos Op. 34 written 1863 Clarinet Op. 114Clarinet Trio in A minorclarinet, cello, piano1891alternate versions: clarinet part may be played by viola or violinOp. 115Clarinet Quintet in B minorclarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello1891 Horn Op. 40Horn Trio in E majorhorn (natural, in E), violin, piano1865theme of Trio section of 2nd mvt Scherzo taken from Albumblatt written 1853; alternate versions: original ms specifies horn part may be played by cello; also later (1884 publication) by violaA. 4/112 Etudestrumpet or hornauthorship doubtful String ensembles String trios A. 3/1Trio "Hymn in Veneration of the Great Joachim" in A major2 violins, cello/double bass1853 String quartets Op. 512 String Quartets2 violins, viola, cello1865–73Brahms wrote 20 String Quartets prior to these two (Anh. 2a/5), all destroyed; both arr. for piano 4-hands 1873Op. 67String Quartet No. 3 in B major2 violins, viola, cello1875arr. for piano 4-hands 1875 String quintets Op. 88String Quintet No. 1 in F major2 violins, 2 violas, cello1882arr. for piano 4-hands 1882Op. 111String Quintet No. 2 in G major (Prater)2 violins, 2 violas, cello1890arr. for piano 4-hands 1890 String sextets Op. 18String Sextet No. 1 in B major2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos18602nd mvt arr. for piano solo in 1860 as Theme and Variations in D minor Op. 18b; arr. for piano 4-hands 1860–61Op. 36String Sextet No. 2 in G major2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos1864–65arr. for piano 4-hands 1865–66 Keyboard works Piano solo Piano sonatas Op. 2Piano Sonata No. 2 in F minorpiano18522nd mvt is a theme and variations on the old German Minnelied Mir ist leideOp. 1Piano Sonata No. 1 in C majorpiano18532nd mvt is a theme and variations on the old German Minnelied Verstohlen geht der Mond auf, later set for female chorus and piano as Ständchen WoO 38 No. 20; the ms is entitled Sonata No. 4; as Op. 2 was written before this one, Brahms wrote two other Piano Sonatas prior to this (Anh. 2a/15) that he destroyedOp. 5Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minorpiano1853 Variations Op. 9Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann in F minorpiano1854Op. 212 Sets of Variationspiano1854 & 57 1. 18572. 1854Op. 18bTheme and Variations in D minorpiano1860transcription of 2nd mvt of String Sextet No. 1 Op. 18; published 1927Op. 24Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel in B major ("Handel Variations")piano1861Op. 35Etudes for Piano: Variations on a Theme of Paganinipiano1863A. 3/6Variation on a Theme by Schumann in F minorpiano1868 Character pieces Op. 4Scherzo in E minorpiano1851Op. 104 Balladespiano1854A. 1a/7Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet (Op. 44): Scherzo (arr. by JB)piano1854W. 32 Gavottespiano1855W. 42 Giguespiano1855published 1927W. 52 Sarabandespiano1854–55published 1917A. 3/3Kreis Kanon ("Circle Canon")piano1856A. 3/2Canon in F minorpiano1864A. 3/5Canon in D minor, on the theme of Robert Schumann's Waltz from Papillons (Op. 2 No. 7)pianoA. 1a/2Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, Act II: Gavotte in A major (arr. by JB)piano1871published 1872Op. 768 Pieces for Pianopiano1878Op. 792 Rhapsodiespiano1879Op. 1167 Fantasiespiano1892Op. 1173 Intermezzipiano1892Op. 1186 Pieces for Pianopiano1893Op. 1194 Pieces for Pianopiano1893 Studies A. 1a/1Book 1Studien (2 "Studies") Book 1:piano1852 & 62 1. 18522. 1862published 1869A. 1a/1Book 2Studien (3 "Studies") Book 2:piano1877published 1878A. 4/2Study for the Left Hand, arr. of Franz Schubert's Impromptu in E (Op. 90 No. 2, D. 899 No. 2)pianodespite the title, this is for two-hands: the "exercise" is for the dexterity of the left hand and basically consists of Schubert's treble (RH) and bass (LH) staves swapped; authorship doubtful, possibly spurious, attributed to Brahms;
published 1927W. 651 Übungen ("51 Exercises")piano1850–93published 1893 Cadenzas W. 11Cadenza for J.S. Bach's Concerto No. 1 in D minor (BWV 1052)harpsichord or piano1855–61published 1927A. 4/7Cadenza for Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor (Opus 37): 1st mvtpianospurious, misattributed to Brahms, actually composed by Ignaz Moscheles; published 1927W. 122 Cadenzas for Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major (Opus 58)piano1855–61published 1927W. 132 Cadenzas for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major (K. 453)piano1855–61published 1927A. 4/4Cadenza for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (K. 466): 1st mvtpianoauthorship doubtfulW. 14Cadenza for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (K. 466)piano1855–61published 1927W. 15Cadenza for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor (K. 491)piano1855–61published 1927 Other piano works A. deestFrançaise, on favourite opera themespiano1836spurious, published 1836 by the pseudonymous composer "G. W. Marks", misattributed to Brahms (he was 3 years old at the time this was written and published)A. 3/10Rákóczy Marchpiano1853incomplete, fragmentA. deestAlbumblatt ("Album Leaf") in A minor (Allegro con espressioni)piano1853discovered April 2011,Doyle New York, Auctioneers and Appraisers, Auction of April 20, 2011, Lot 228. premiered by Craig Sheppard April 2011, published January 2012; theme used in Trio section of 2nd mvt Scherzo of Horn Trio Op. 40A. 2a/14Suite in A minorpiano1855unfinished: Prelude and Aria only; formerly lostA. 3/4Piano Piece in B majorpiano1859–62 Piano duo Piano four-hands A. 4/6Souvenir de la Russiepiano 4-hands1852published as Transcriptions en forme de fantaisies sur des airs russes et bohémiens as "Op. 151" of the pseudonymous composer "G. W. Marks", probably misattributed to Brahms; published 1852A. 1a/3Joseph Joachim: Hamlet Overture (Op. 4) (arr. by JB)piano 4-hands1853–54A. 1a/8Robert Schumann: Piano Quartet (Op. 47) (arr. by JB)piano 4-hands1855published 1864A. 2b/5Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet (Op. 44) (arr. by JB)piano 4-hands1857lost?; a piano duet arrangement of this Quintet exists and has been published (mis?)attributed to Clara Schumann, which is likely this one by Brahms; Brahms is known to have given his manuscript to Clara in 1857, who edited it and made some small revisions; it isn't likely that she would then make a whole completely new version of her own from scratchOp. 23Variations on a Theme by Schumann ("Schumann Variations")piano 4-hands1861Op. 3916 Waltzespiano 4-hands1865arr. for piano solo 1865 (keys for Nos. 13–16 transposed half-step down); simplified arr. for piano solo 1865 (key for No. 6 transposed half-step down);
arr. for 2-pianos (unfinished, only Nos. 1, 2, 11, 14, 15 completed) (keys for Nos. 14 & 15 transposed half-step down)W. 1Book 1–2Ungarische Tänze (10 "Hungarian Dances") Book 1:
Book 2:piano 4-hands1858–68published 1869; arr. for piano solo in 1872;
Nos. 1, 3, 10 arr. for orchestra in 1873A. 1a/6Franz Schubert: 20 Ländler 1–16. 17 Ländler for piano solo (D. 366): Nos. 1–16 (arr. by JB)